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4318LikesU.S. Vintage Trans-Am Racing Part 2
06-20-2016, 02:56 PM
#9676
Anybody talking about 'motor of the week' is thinking other spec classes and doesn't understand the ROAR 25.5 rules and how they differ from EVERY other spec motor....
06-20-2016, 03:52 PM
#9677
well I hope its as good as Rob and others say...and maybe that's why the list is so short(2 motors)....but I know I tested one 25.5 that was for F1 and it was 4/10 faster with same car setup and battery...I was overwhelmed...and to be honest...if this motor gets on the list I will be 1st in line to get one.....well?....I feel like a sell-out....but its true
motor of the month?...maybe? maybe not? ....but it will make racers do one thing?... second guess everything that cause them not to get the "W".....
motor of the month?...maybe? maybe not? ....but it will make racers do one thing?... second guess everything that cause them not to get the "W".....
06-20-2016, 04:18 PM
#9678
Tech Fanatic
I have some really hot 25.5 motors I bought when our series ran any 25.5 motor. The best one has nowhere near the minimum 25.5 motor IR spec. A nice paper weight now!
Last edited by John Wallace2; 06-21-2016 at 03:19 PM.
06-20-2016, 07:11 PM
#9682
Ernest Provetti added 2 new photos.
8 hrs · Longwood, FL ·
In stock! REV1804 24K New VTA ROAR APPROVED NEW SPECIFICATIONS and the replacement rotor (TEP1117) ROAR APPROVED.
(the boldface and underline are mine, but this is straight off of Ernie Provetti's Facebook page)
I didn't know what to think, so I asked this:
Scott Franklin It's on the ROAR approved list?
Like · Reply · 8 hrs
Ernest Provetti
Ernest Provetti It passed the technical specification and today we have given them the availability which is the final thing they need. I would say within a week or two at the most
8 hrs · Longwood, FL ·
In stock! REV1804 24K New VTA ROAR APPROVED NEW SPECIFICATIONS and the replacement rotor (TEP1117) ROAR APPROVED.
(the boldface and underline are mine, but this is straight off of Ernie Provetti's Facebook page)
I didn't know what to think, so I asked this:
Scott Franklin It's on the ROAR approved list?
Like · Reply · 8 hrs
Ernest Provetti
Ernest Provetti It passed the technical specification and today we have given them the availability which is the final thing they need. I would say within a week or two at the most
06-20-2016, 07:21 PM
#9684
Tech Fanatic
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http://https://www.facebook.com/trin...505687/?type=3
Notice wording....... ROAR approved specs. NOT ROAR approved.
Notice wording....... ROAR approved specs. NOT ROAR approved.
06-21-2016, 06:32 AM
#9688
Since the 45 degree rule went away I don't hear anyone complaining too loudly (including me) about the Novak motor either but then VTA has practically died out around here. Not sure if it is the local rules that different tracks/series have implemented or what. Our club uses USVTA rules for both VTA and USGT and we have even implemented the new weight/battery rules to get us closer to other tracks in the area.
Anyway I was just disagreeing with your statement that having a single source for motors completley eliminates the motor of the month club. I haven't purchased a Novak motor for several years so perhaps they have improved, but the BOSS motors I have (3) show significiannt differences on my FACT Mancine2, my motorlyzer, and my Facts MachineII dyno even when I set the timing of each to the same timing using the motorlyzer..
Anyway I was just disagreeing with your statement that having a single source for motors completley eliminates the motor of the month club. I haven't purchased a Novak motor for several years so perhaps they have improved, but the BOSS motors I have (3) show significiannt differences on my FACT Mancine2, my motorlyzer, and my Facts MachineII dyno even when I set the timing of each to the same timing using the motorlyzer..
When I brought my motorlyzer last year it felt like I was cheating. I understand you probably run more than VTA, but I was hoping VTA would be a class where you didn't need that stuff.I just thought a single source motor was the best answer to the motor question. Admittedly it's a bad idea but it's the best bad idea we have. Using the ROAR specs and asking motor companies to build to that spec invites those companies to push the limits of that spec. Not just Trinity but any motor company. That opens the door to a potentially huge disaster that USVTA was trying to avoid.
Lets hope it works out.
06-21-2016, 08:03 AM
#9690
funny thing is Ive been running VTA from the jump and have only owned 3 motors in that span...a Novak 21.5 SS...then a Ballastic 21.5...then swap the stator to 25.5....and recently purchased my 1st Boss recently ....and Ive finished in the A-main in plenty events across the country...In fact my stator got laughed at (thanks Mike) at the Nationals early this year...but still pulled a nice 3rd place....